I LOVE living in paradise, but sometimes it just sux. Especially when I try buying something by mail order. Shipping cost is usually about 25% more than a mainland address but sometimes as much several hundred percent. That's just something we accept as the "paradise tax".
But sometimes a seller just refuses to ship the Hawaii! I just tried to buy a Segway MiniPro self balancing scooter (hover-board) from Amazon... no dice. I tried a different vendor... same story. Then another without any better luck.
I began to suspect that the problem was with the lithium batteries not being authorized for air shipment, then I tried WalMart.com. Wallah! They would ship it for FREE, so I ordered a white one. They said it would be here on Aug 7.
Segways aren't recommended for us geezers over 60, but in my mind I'm still under 30... so broken hips shouldn't be an issue.
